Identifying a true 348/409 car

This chart lists various parts that 348 & 409 equipped cars would have. This list will help in identifying a true 348 or 409 car. (This list is still being compiled)



348 equipped cars

	1958	1959	1960	1961
Ballast resistor
Crossed flags on hood		Yes-(note 1)
Crossed flags on trunk lid			Yes	Yes
Dual exhaust	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)
Fan shroud (narrow type)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fuel line, 3/8" (specially routed)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fuel return line	No	No	No	No
Grill emblem			Yes-(note 4)	Yes
Radiator (larger)
Tachometer	No	No	No	No
Transmission (manual, mandatory)
Voltage regulator	(note 3)	(note 3)	(note 3)	(note 3)

409 equipped cars

	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965
Ballast resistor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crossed flags emblem on trunk lid	Yes	No	No	No	No
Dual exhaust	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)	Yes-(note 2)
Grill emblem	Yes	No	No	No	No
Fan shroud (narrow type)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fuel line, 3/8" (specially routed)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fuel return line	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Radiator (larger)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tachometer	Yes-(note 5)	Yes-(note 8)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Transmission (manual, mandatory)	Yes-(note 6)	Yes-(note 6)	Yes-(note 7)	Yes-(note 7)	Yes-(note 7)

Note 1-Had crossed flags on hood above the "V" emblem. To add; 6 cylinder cars had only "Chevrolet" script, 283 had same script with a "V" emblem above it and 348 cars had the script with "V" above it and crossed flags above that-all 3.

Note 2-While all 348/409 cars had dual exhaust with specially routed fuel lines to clear the exhaust, any car that was ordered with dual exhaust (any engine) also got the specially routed lines. Also, all 327 cars all came with 3/8" fuel lines and dual exhaust.

Note 3-Voltage regulator only had the 2 bolts on top, bottom hole had no bolt but has a rubber bumper in place of it.

Note 4-348 cars had a "V" with crossed flags emblem.

Note 5-All tachs for this year had no redline.

Note 6-All 1961 & 1962 409 cars were manual transmissions, no automatics.

Note 7-400hp & 425hp 409 cars were manual transmissions only, no automatics. 340hp cars could be either manual or automatic.

Note 8-All 4 speed 409 cars had a column mounted tach w/sender on inner fenderwell